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Afghanistan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £315 Commercial, £75 Private

Timings:  3-4 working days

 

Albania


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular Fees:  No

 

Algeria


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £70 Commercial ,£5 Private            Timings:  2-3 weeks

 

Andorra


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

 

Angola


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £175 (Standard), £350 (Premium)

Timings:  3 weeks, 1 week

Antigua & Barbuda


FCO:   No            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

 

Argentina


FCO:   Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Armenia


FCO:   Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Australia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Austria


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Azerbaijan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Bahamas


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Bahrain


FCO:    Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  Yes

Fees:  Some documents only, £100 Commercial, £160 Power of Attorney, £40 Private

Timings:  2-3 working days

Bangladesh


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees:  £15            Timings:  1 week

Barbados


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Belarus


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Belgium


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Belize


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Benin


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Bolivia


FCO:    Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular Fees:  Yes

Fees:    $150 Commercial, $100 if related to Charity

Timings:  5-10 working days

Bosnia Herzegovina


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Botswana


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Brazil


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Brunei


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Bulgaria


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Burkina Faso


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Burma


Now known as Myanmar

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £50            Timings:  1 week

Burundi


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Cameroon


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £60            Timings:  2 working days

Canada


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Rarely

Fees Per Document:  From £10             Timings: 1- 2 working days

 

Cape Verde


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Central African Republic


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Chad


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Chile


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £9            Timings:  7 days

China


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £25 Commercial, £15 Private

Timings:  4 working days

Colombia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Congo


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £50            Timings:  2-3 working days

Congo Democratic Republic


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £100 Commercial, £30 Private

Timings:  2 weeks

Costa Rica


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Croatia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Cuba


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £72            Timings:  1 week

Cyprus


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Cyprus (Turkish Federated State)


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £25            Timings:  3 days

Czech Republic


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Denmark


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Djibouti


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Dominica (Commonwealth)


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Dominican Republic


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document: £350 Commercial, £150 Private

Timings:  4-5 working days

Dubai


Part of United Arab Emirates

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £500 Commercial, £37.50 Private

Timings:  1-2 working days

Ecuador


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Egypt


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £44 Commercial, £20 Private

Timings:  1-2 working days

El Salvador


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Equatorial Guinea


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £150            Timings:  4-7 working days

Eritrea


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £35            Timings:  2-3 working days

Estonia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Ethiopia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £68            Timings:  2-3 working days

Fiji


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

 

Finland


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

France


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

 

Gabon


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £80            Timings:  5 working days

 

Gambia


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Georgia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Germany


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Ghana


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £80            Timings:  2 weeks

Greece


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Grenada


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Guatemala


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £10            Timings:  1 week

Guinea


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Guinea Bissau


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Guyana


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Haiti


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Honduras


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Hungary


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Iceland


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

India


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Sometimes

Fees Per Document:  £46.88            Timings:  1 week

Indonesia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Fees Per Document:  £15            Timings:  4-5 working days

Iran


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £45            Timings:  2-3 working days

Iraq


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £120 Commercial, £12 Private            Timings:  2 weeks

Ireland


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Israel


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Italy


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Ivory Coast


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £25            Timings:  2-3 working days

Jamaica


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Japan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Jordan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £95 Commercial, £20 Private

Timings:  5-6 working days

Kazakhstan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Kenya


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £5            Timings:  3 working days

Kiribati


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Korea (North)


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Korea (South)


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Kuwait


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £15            Timings:  2-3 working days

Kyrgyzstan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Laos


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Latvia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Lebanon


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £54 Commercial, £11 Private

Timings:  2-3 working days

Lesotho


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular: Yes

Fees Per Document:  Free            Timings:  1-2 working days

Liberia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £50-70 per page plus 12% postal order

Timings:  5-7 working days

Libya


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £20-120            Timings:  1-2 working days

Liechtenstein


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Lithuania


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Luxembourg


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Macedonia (FYR)


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Madagascar


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £10

 

 

Malawi


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Malaysia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Maldives


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mali


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Malta


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £2

Marshall Islands


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mauritania


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mauritius


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mexico


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Moldova


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Monaco


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mongolia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Only if required

Fees Per Document:  £5 per page            Timings:  2-3 working days

Montenegro


FCO: Yes             Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Morocco


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mozambique


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £75 Commercial, £40 Private            Timings:  3-4 day

Myanmar


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £50            Timings:  1 week

Namibia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Nauru


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Nepal


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees:  £15            Timings:  1 working day

Netherlands


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

New Zealand


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Nicaragua


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Niger


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Nigeria


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £45 plus £5 postal order per document

Timings:  2-3 working days

Niue


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Norway


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Oman


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular: Yes

Fees:  £105 commercial & £30 private            Timings:  2 – 5 working days

Pakistan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £8 upwards            Timings: 2 working days

 

Palestine


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £80            Timings:  2-3 working days

Panama


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Papua New Guinea


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Paraguay


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £38-79 Commercial, £21-79 Private

Timings:  3-4 working days

Peru


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Philippines


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £20            Timings:  4-5 working days

Poland


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Portugal


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Puerto Rico


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Qatar


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Fees Per Document:  £20 Commercial, £4 Private

Timings:  5 working days

Romania


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Russia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Rwanda


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Samoa


FCO:  Yes         Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

San Marino


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Sao Tome and Principe


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Saudi Arabia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £10 Commercial, £12 Private

Timings:  3-5 working days

Senegal


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £14            Timings:  7 working days

Serbia


FCO:  Yes           Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Seychelles


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Sierra Leone


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £200            Timings:  4-5 working days

Singapore


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £5            Timings:  2-3 working days

Slovakia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Slovenia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Solomon Islands


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Somalia


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

South Africa


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Spain


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Sri Lanka


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £15            Timings:  10 working days

St Kitts & Nevis


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

St Lucia


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

St Vincent and the Grenadines


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Sudan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £55            Timings:  10 working days

Suriname


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Sweden


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Switzerland


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Syria


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Contact Arab British Chamber of Commerce

 

Taiwan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £12            Timings:  2-3 working days

Tajikistan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £150            Timings:  7-10 working days

Tanzania


FCO:  Yes           Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £26            Timings:  5 working days

Thailand


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £10            Timings:  2-3 working days

Togo


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Tonga


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Trinidad and Tobago


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Tunisia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fee:   £2 per page            Timings:  2 working days

Turkey


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Turkmenistan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £43            Timings:  7-10 working days

Uganda


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £20            Timings:  2-3 working days

Ukraine


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

United Arab Emirates


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £500 Commercial, £37.50 Private

Timings:  1-2 working days

United States of America


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Uruguay


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Uzbekistan


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Vanuatu


FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Venezuela


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £36-51.10 Commercial            Timings:  4-5 working days

Vietnam


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £30            Timings:  1 week

Zaire


Former name for Congo Democratic Republic

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £100 Commercial, £30 Private            Timings:  2 weeks

Zambia


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £15            Timings:  15 working days

Zimbabwe


FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No